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Silvana Burtini (born May 10, 1969) is a Canadian former soccer player. A forward, she represented Canada at the 1995, 1999 and 2003 editions of the FIFA Women's World Cup. In 1998 Burtini was named Canadian Player of the Year and was part of the Canadian squad who won the CONCACAF Women's Championship.[1] She has scored the third-most goals in Team Canada Women's Soccer history, with 38 in 77 games.

Silvana Burtini

Personal information
Date of birth	(1969-05-10) May 10, 1969 (age 53)
Place of birth	Williams Lake, British Columbia, Canada
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1999–2000	Raleigh Wings
2001	Carolina Courage	17	(4)
National team
1987–2003	Canada	77	(38)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

At Capilano College, Burtini was BCCAA Player of the Year and a CCAA All-Canadian in 1992–93.[2]

As a member of the Vancouver Police Department, Burtini was presented with the British Columbia Police Award of Valour for saving a life in 2004.[3]

International goals

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	28 August 1998	Centennial Park Stadium, Toronto, Canada	Puerto Rico	1–0	21–0	1998 CONCACAF Women's Championship
2.				2–0
3.				3–0
4.				5–0
5.				8–0
6.				9–0
7.				12–0
8.				13–0
9.	30 August 1998		Martinique	1–0	14–0
10.				2–0
11.				4–0
12.	1 September 1998		Guatemala	2–0	4–0
13.				3–0
14.				4–0

References

External links

• Silvana Burtini – FIFA competition record (archived)
• Silvana Burtini at the Canadian Soccer Association / Canada Soccer Hall of Fame
• Burtini at Women's United Soccer Association

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